Pt. V, ch. 1, sec. 1.
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The chief danger to philosophy is narrowness in the selection of evidence.
— Alfred North Whitehead
What It Means
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Source: Wikiquote: "Alfred North Whitehead" (Quotes, 1920s, Process and Reality: An Essay in Cosmology (1929))
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About Alfred North Whitehead
Alfred North Whitehead, OM (15 February 1861 – 30 December 1947) was an English mathematician and philosopher. He is best known as the defining figure of the philosophical school known as process philosophy, which today has found application to a wide variety of disciplines, including ecology, theology, education, physics, biology, economics, and psychology, among other areas.
About Alfred North Whitehead
Alfred North Whitehead, OM (15 February 1861 – 30 December 1947) was an English mathematician and philosopher. He is best known as the defining figure of the philosophical school known as process philosophy, which today has found application to a wide variety of disciplines, including ecology, theology, education, physics, biology, economics, and psychology, among other areas.
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